Biography of Barbara MoriDate of Birth
2 February 1978, Montevideo, Uruguay
Birth Name
Bárbara Mori Ochoa
Height
5' 6¼" (1.68 m)
Mini Biography
Barbara Mori was born February 2, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the age of 3, when her Japanese-Uruguayan father and her Mexican mother divorced, Mori moved to Mexico. While working as a waitress at the age of 14, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She later studied acting in El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral. Mori first acted in the telenovela, "Al Norte del Corazón".
In 1998, she got her first leading role as Azul in the series "Azul Tequila". A year later she filmed the series "Me Muero por Tí" in Miami. She participated in her first movie in 2000, in the Mexican comedy "Inspiración" opposite 'Arath De La Torre'. Later, she acted in various other telenovelas including, "Amor Descarado" and the high rated Mexican soap "Rubí".
Trivia
Two siblings; actress Kenya Mori and Kintaro Mori.
Her favorite actors are Kevin Costner, Dustin Hoffman and Sandra Bullock.
Her favorite movie is Jerry Maguire (1996).
One of her hobbies is singing.
Barbara Mori also has a son with actor, Sergio Mayer.
Her paternal grandfather was Japanese.
She has confessed that one of her most cherished dreams is to act in a movie with American actor Kevin Costner.
She is best friends with Mexican actress Fabiola Campomanes.
The actress has her own lingerie line, and uses her image to support charitable causes such as the fight against breast cancer in Mexico.
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